[Leica] Bandhavgarh - 1

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

Now, how do you tell a tiger what his name is? Does some go and put a collar 
and tag around his neck? :-)

Here, kitty, good kitty...OOOPS

Cheers,
Nathan

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On Apr 7, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> Bandhavgarh was all about tigers - we had 10 drives in all, and saw tigers
> on each drive, but only a few were photographic opportunities. In fact, on
> one drive, I saw 6 tigers/cubs, but did not photograph even one, as they
> were deep in the forest. It is not surprising that sightings of tigers are
> relatively easy here, as it has the highest density of any reserve in 
> India.
> 
> The first drive - the Sidhibaba female - she had 2 cubs which Howard
> captured, thanks to the superior low light capability of the Nikon D700.
> This was the limit of the D300:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100316_0016.jpg.html
> 
> Climber's Point - so called because the area is full of vines, and the
> resident tigress:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100317_0041.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100317_0049.jpg.html
> 
> A rare sighting of a Jungle Cat, and that too close to the road who did not
> get spooked:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100317_0060.jpg.html
> 
> A Tiger Show was on the next day - basically elephants locate a tiger, and
> if it is close enough to the jeep routes, tourists are ferried up and down
> to see it. Here, they had located a male, simply called the "New Male". 
> Here
> are the tourists on the elephants:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0140.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0143.jpg.html
> 
> Come evening, and everyone knew where a sighting was likely - actually I 
> was
> on the elephant in the morning when the New Male settled down for the
> afternoon. The area was packed, and there was bedlam when he was sighted
> (note the tripod on the ground - a major impediment to quick movement):
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0204.jpg.html
> 
> Luckily my driver and guide had expertly parked our jeep, and he broke 
> cover
> right in front of us:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0211.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0213.jpg.html
> 
> Criticisms and comments welcome!
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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